Ostrich nutrition: A review from a Zimbabwean perspective

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1033-1042

  Cooper, R G ^a   Horbanczuk J O ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

Author keywords

Feed; Nutrition; Ostrich; Production; Ratite; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; PALAEOGNATHAE; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 18244404861     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.23.3.1541     Document Type: Review

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